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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Young factory workers (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Attendance at these schools was poor, probably due in part to the fact that the subject matter was more or less a dry repetition of material covered…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"This field was located behind the High School on High Street. The Model School Model School Teacher: Miss Johnson First Row Student: Cecil…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New Portland."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"She attended Brewer High School, graduating from there in 1894. She went on to further her education at the Farmington State Normal School, where she…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… we had several interns from Carrabec High School, developed programs with teachers at Central School, and held several successful summer reading…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The cost of seeds was high, as high as $1.00 for a peck of seed corn, and people had to travel a great distance to purchase such products."

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"It was a boarding as well as day school. Its board of trustees and management, some of them clergymen, were affiliated with the Congregational…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"1925Patten Free Library The Old City Hall was located on the northeastern corner of Water and Centre Streets in Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… at Bath Middle School With images from Patten Free Library Sagadahoc County Courthouse, 1997Patten Free Library The Sagadahoc County…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where the Dreamland Theater was in Bath there is now a grocery store parking lot."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… at Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library There have been many different buildings, businesses, and people to pass through the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Morse to buy the property that Morse High School was built on. James C. Ledyard's most important contribution was being elected mayor."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… 2 tenths of a mile, cost 10 cents and included free admission. Riverside Park was one of the most popular recreational areas in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"Written by David Mallow Blizzard, High School in distance, Hallowell, 1952Hubbard Free Library I have learned things about the Blizzard of 52’…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… to start in September as a teacher at the Free School, with a salary of $62.50 a month. The student records also included letters from former…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"And the Patten Free Library, which had been housed at various addresses in the downtown from its inception in 1847, acquired its own new building in…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library The Johnson Shoe Factory was a large part of history in Hallowell."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… by Miss Evelyn Randlett, who was Islesboro High School's valedictorian that year. The new boat began running on June 27, 1936 but it quickly became…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"1895Hubbard Free Library Ezekiel Goodale -- Book Seller, Printer and Publisher. In 1771, public schools were established and in 1795 the Hallowell…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Hay and straw free.” $5.00 paid to 1st place for best heard, 1 male and 4 females. A sample of other categories: stallions, matched and gentlemen’s…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"When he died in 1899 he bequeathed $40,000 toward a free hospital for the people of Biddeford."